Benesse is a Japanese corporation from Okayama City that purchased Berlitz from Rupert Murdoch in the 1990s. It is a publicly traded company with its head office in Japan and branch offices throughout the world. Berlitz schools are located in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, the United States and throughout Europe. In 2006, unionized Berlitz schools existed in Japan and South Korea. Berlitz Japan has roughly 1000 English teachers making it one of the 5 largest private language schools in Japan. Unionized employees of Berlitz are currently hired to mark this Benesse test. *